The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-03-03

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The Republican Standing Commit
tee OF Snyder county met in the Court
House on Tuesday, and decided to
hold the Primary Election on March
90, 1887, between the hours OF and Z
p. IN. This will make the campaign
''short, sharp and decisive" The
candidates thus far announced make
a very respectable showing aud pros
duce conclusive evidence that the Re.
publican party in Snyder county still
has an abundance OF good material to
supply the offices which are TO b, fill-
ed.
Last week one Of the pages OF MSS
containing the addresses delivered at
the Musical Convention at Adam>b burg
was lost, and in making meet with
the other pages the address of Prof
ID. =. Boyer was mixed in with Prof
@. w. Herman's and went into print
that way. We much regret the mis-.
take and should have spared no trou-
BILE to rectify It had we known II in
time. The report appeared correctly
in the Tribune.
Never have truer words been spok-
en- than the following FROM the Indi-
annapolis Journal. I'VE believe the
press Of this country Of late years has
given altogether too much attention
aud space to personalities. The sane
tity of life and death alike are invaded,
and morbid curiosity is everywhere
aroused and stimulated, 1t is II de-
praved taste that grows by what IT
feeds on. Ii gives premium to idle
gossip and scandal and makes vice
familiar. Ii Is in every way dsmoral
izing and in no way beneficial. 1t Is
much better to advertise virtue than
vice. 10 10 much better to educate
the public sense than to pander to n
morbid taste.
As spring approaches sharpers and
scoundrels are preparing to raid the
rural districts for the purpose of swim
ding the unsusprcting ont of their
hard earned dollars. The safest plan
il not to deal with strangers in any
way whatever. Home dealers are
the men to patronize; they will treat
you honorably, and if.they dou't
happen to have every article You
may want they can procure it for you
Give travelling swindlers the grand
bounce when they approach you and
offer you q dicker. We do our very
best to keep Tribme readers posted
in all the swindles practiced by those
roaming sharpers, and If they will not
hearken to our advice anl get stuck
occasionally the fault Is not ours.
A printer stood at the desk OF
business man In this city, the other
day, and noticed him using prlntets'
stationary bought from an outside
house. Said the printer who was II
customer, what would you think Of
me IL should go east anl buy your
line OF goods for myself aud family ?"
The merchant replied ~ would
think you fool. when | know you
could get the same goods as cheap OF
me, and help Il follow citizen" The
printer then called his attention to
the stationery, when tho merchant
coughel and walked behind the coul
ter to wait on a customer. Only da"
previous the merchant had asked the
printer to give him free putf Oh his
large stock OF new goods.-Ex
The Band entertainments in See
bold's Hall this week have been un-
usually well attended, aud the per
formances have brought forth great
deal of congratulatory comment. -
Every feature Of the entertainments
advertised has been produced. The
plays by the band members and their
lady assistants are very entertaining,
while the performances of Prof. Keen.
an on the piano and Prof. Reitmyer
on the violin, are always received
with enthusiastic applause. Prof.
Shields and his barytone have become
an indispensable feature to every en-
tertainment, while the Corn-cracker
Minstrels nightly drive dull care
away by their ludicrous burlesques.
There will be an entertainment every
evening this week with the unusual
low admission OF 10 an % cents.
who Is ENTITLED TO THE BELT? =
We have frequently heard it stated
that the Editor of the POST Il. II. Har-
ter, had offered his columns to the
Anti-Water Works party during the
recent contest, whilst he has univers-
ally denied the same to us. To us 1t
matters very little, save that it raises
n question Of veracity between the
editor OF the Times and PoSr and one
of our very strait forward Anti-Water
Works men. Just who is entitled to
the Belt, is what we would like to
know. Brother Harter can you give
us any information upon the subject.
Did YOU or did you not offer to pub
lish the articles which appeared in
the 1imes?- Tribune.
Last fall we promised relief to the
anti-waterworks party in case they
were denied means of defense, and
should have done so, had not the
Times opened its columns to them.
After watching the controversy for
several weeks and noticing its bitter.